Watch: Donkeys Cry Over Dead Friend | Donkey Farm Foundation

Aaaw. Listen to them cry. Who knew donkeys had such incredible bond. A sad story from the Donkey Farm Foundation sanctuary in the Netherlands of Bram the donkey who died of lung failure and his close friends who gathered to mourn him...

When Bram arrived at the Donkey Farm Foundation, a sanctuary in the Netherlands, he was old and sick because his previous owners didn’t look after him properly. Not only did he receive the care that he needed but he also made a lot of donkey friends at the sanctuary as well. So popular did Bram become that when he died of lung failure a year and a half later, his mourning friends gathered to cry for him, and as you can see from the video below, the moment was simply heart-wrenching.

 

“He was a respected member of the herd,” the sanctuary’s Jacqueline van den Berg told Bored Panda. “That black and white donkey who bites him is the leader of the herd and his name is Moefra. He wants to get him up because laying down is dangerous, because in nature the donkey is prey, but then Moefra realizes that Bram is dead and will never stand up again.

“The friendship between donkeys is very strong. They are friends for a lifetime. When 2 donkeys live together in a meadow and one of them dies, it can happen that the other donkey will die out of grief, too. We call that “dying of a broken heart.”‘

 

Source: boredpanda

Man sings to 93 year old dying wife

Aaaaw. So touching. Howard (92 years-old) is seen here at a hospice facility, singing to his dying wife Laura (93), their love song that has comforted her when he went away to fight in WWII. The two have been married for 73 years. A lot of memories have been collected here. Laura has macular degeneration and can barely see and Howard lost most of his hearing and could hardly stand, but that didn't stop her from staring into his eyes and him standing up to sing to her. Granddaughter Erin Solari, captured this very touching moment...

The song used in the video is “You’ll Never Know” performed by Rosemary Clooney with Harry James. Our family prefers this version because everyone always said Grandma had a voice just like Rosemary Clooney.

After posting this video to Facebook, it began to go viral and all the outpouring of love lifted everyone's spirits... including Grandma's! They originally gave her just a week to live, but hospice eventually deemed her well enough to go back home to live out her remaining few days. As of this posting my beautiful Grandma Laura Virginia is still with us resting peacefully at home. Our family along with the wonderful people from hospice are taking care of her and making sure she remains as pain-free and comfortable as possible while she prepares for her nearing departure. We all thank you so much for the love and kind words.

 

What my dog does when I leave.

Aaaw. He's so sad. You will clearly see and hear how upset this dog was after his owner left. The owner strapped a friend's GoPro camera onto the dog to capture this moment...

Mike The Intern